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Materia
Materia is a Material Design theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environments.
It supports GTK 2, GTK 3, GNOME Shell, Budgie, Cinnamon, MATE, Unity, Xfce, LightDM, GDM, Chrome theme, etc.
Previews
Features
Supports ripple animations for GTK 3:
3 color variants and 2 size variants are available:
Materia | standard | compact :-: | :-: | :-: standard | ![Materia][1] | ![Materia-compact][2] dark | ![Materia-dark][3] | ![Materia-dark-compact][4] light | ![Materia-light][5] | ![Materia-light-compact][6]
[1]: ../images/Materia.png?raw=true [2]: ../images/Materia-compact.png?raw=true [3]: ../images/Materia-dark.png?raw=true [4]: ../images/Materia-dark-compact.png?raw=true [5]: ../images/Materia-light.png?raw=true [6]: ../images/Materia-light-compact.png?raw=true
Supported Desktop Environments
Budgie
>=10.4Cinnamon
>=3.xGNOME Shell
>=3.26MATE
>=1.14Unity
>=7.4Xfce
>=4.13
Unsupported
Downstream customized GNOME sessions
e.g. "Ubuntu" session, "Pop" session. To properly use Materia on GNOME Shell, please install
gnome-sessionand then switch to "GNOME" or "GNOME on Xorg" session from your display manager.elementary apps
Because they are based on their own stylesheet that conflicts with GTK standards.
Requirements
GTK
>=3.20gnome-themes-extra(orgnome-themes-standard)Murrine engine — The package name depends on the distro.
gtk-engine-murrineon Arch Linuxgtk-murrine-engineon Fedoragtk2-engine-murrineon openSUSEgtk2-engines-murrineon Debian, Ubuntu, etc.
sassc— build-time dependency
Package Installation
Distro Packages
NOTE: Some of these distro packages could be outdated and incompatible with your desktop environment. You can check the latest version here.
Distro | Package Name | Annotation
- | - | ---
Arch Linux | materia-gtk-theme | Link
Debian 10 or later | materia-gtk-theme | Link
Fedora | materia-gtk-theme | Available from @LaurentTreguier's Copr
Solus | materia-gtk-theme | Link
Ubuntu 18.04 or later | materia-gtk-theme | Link
WARNING: Ubuntu disco (19.04) & eoan (19.10) packages are very outdated and incompatible with GNOME 3.32 or later! If you're using GNOME on Ubuntu 19.04 or 19.10, I highly recommend manual installation below.
Flatpak
All 6 variants are available via Flathub:
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Materia{,-dark,-light}{,-compact}
Manual Installation
Clone the repository and move into the project directory in the terminal:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme cd materia-theme
Build and install it using Meson:
meson "build" sudo ninja -C "build" install
Alternatively, you can use ./install.sh script instead:
sudo ./install.sh
Build Options for Meson
Option | Default Value | Description
- | - | ---
prefix | /usr | Installation prefix
colors | default,light,dark | Choose color variant(s)
sizes | default,compact | Choose size variant(s)
gnome_shell_version | n/a (auto) | Manually set gnome-shell version
Example of usage:
meson "build" -Dprefix="$HOME/.local" -Dcolors=default,dark -Dsizes=compact
Build Options for ./install.sh
-d, --dest DIR Specify destination directory (Default: /usr/share/themes)
-n, --name NAME Specify theme name (Default: Materia)
-c, --color VARIANT... Specify color variant(s) [standard|dark|light] (Default: All variants)
-s, --size VARIANT Specify size variant [standard|compact] (Default: All variants)
-g, --gdm Install and apply GDM theme (for advanced users)
See also: src/gnome-shell/README.md
-h, --help Show help
Run ./install.sh --help for more information.
Manual Uninstallation
Delete the installed directories:
sudo rm -rf /usr/share/themes/Materia{,-dark,-light}{,-compact}
Recommendations
Font
To properly display the theme, use a font family including Medium weight (e.g. Roboto or M+).
Set the font size to
9.75(= 13px at 96dpi) or10.5(= 14px at 96dpi).
Chrome Theme
To use the Chrome theme;
Open the
chromefolder on/usr/share/themes/Materia<-variant>.Drag and drop the
.crxfiles into the Chrome/Chromium Extensions page (chrome://extensions).
GDM Theme
You can change the GDM (lock/login screen) theme by replacing the default GNOME Shell theme.
See gnome-shell/README.md for details.
Customization
Materia can be customized with GUI application, oomox theme designer.
Materia also allows you to change the color scheme relatively easily in other ways. See HACKING.md for details.
Contributing
If you find bugs or have suggestions, please report it to the issue tracker. Any contribution would be much appreciated.
Todo list can be found at TODO.md.
Related Projects
Materia KDE by @PapirusDevelopmentTeam
Materia VSCode Theme by @m-thorsen
Materia Kolorizer by @DarthWound
oomox theme designer by @themix-project
License
Materia is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. See the COPYING file for details.
Credits
Materia is based on Adwaita by GNOME.
Design and specifications are based on Google's Material Design.
The included symbolic icons are based on Material Design icons by Google.
Chrome/Chromium scrollbars extension was forked from Adwaita-chrome-scrollbar by GNOME Integration Team.
Yauhen Kirylau (@actionless) who is oomox author polished scripts and supported Materia with oomox.
@n3oxmind who helped improve the installation script.
@smurphos who made and provided the Cinnamon theme for Materia.
Meson code/implementation in Materia was heavily influenced by @monday15's lounge-gtk-theme.
Also thank you to all contributors and upstream developers.
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<img src="../images/materia-logo.svg" alt="materia-logo" align="right" />
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# Materia
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Materia is a [Material Design](https://material.io) theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environments.
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It supports GTK 2, GTK 3, GNOME Shell, Budgie, Cinnamon, MATE, Unity, Xfce, LightDM, GDM, Chrome theme, etc.
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## Previews
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## Features
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Supports **ripple animations** for GTK 3:
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**3 color variants** and **2 size variants** are available:
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**Materia** | **standard** | **compact**
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:-: | :-: | :-:
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**standard** | ![Materia][1] | ![Materia-compact][2]
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**dark** | ![Materia-dark][3] | ![Materia-dark-compact][4]
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**light** | ![Materia-light][5] | ![Materia-light-compact][6]
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[1]: ../images/Materia.png?raw=true
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[2]: ../images/Materia-compact.png?raw=true
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[3]: ../images/Materia-dark.png?raw=true
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[4]: ../images/Materia-dark-compact.png?raw=true
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[5]: ../images/Materia-light.png?raw=true
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[6]: ../images/Materia-light-compact.png?raw=true
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## Supported Desktop Environments
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- Budgie `>=10.4`
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- Cinnamon `>=3.x`
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- GNOME Shell `>=3.26`
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- MATE `>=1.14`
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- Unity `>=7.4`
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- Xfce `>=4.13`
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## Unsupported
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- Downstream customized GNOME sessions
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> e.g. "Ubuntu" session, "Pop" session. To properly use Materia on GNOME Shell, please install `gnome-session` and then switch to "GNOME" or "GNOME on Xorg" session from your display manager.
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- elementary apps
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> Because they are based on [their own stylesheet](https://github.com/elementary/stylesheet) that conflicts with GTK standards.
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## Requirements
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- GTK `>=3.20`
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- `gnome-themes-extra` (or `gnome-themes-standard`)
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- Murrine engine — The package name depends on the distro.
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- `gtk-engine-murrine` on Arch Linux
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- `gtk-murrine-engine` on Fedora
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- `gtk2-engine-murrine` on openSUSE
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- `gtk2-engines-murrine` on Debian, Ubuntu, etc.
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- `sassc` — build-time dependency
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## Package Installation
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### Distro Packages
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> NOTE: Some of these distro packages could be outdated and incompatible with your desktop environment. You can check the latest version [here](https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/releases).
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<!-- For contributors, please add your package alphabetically. -->
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Distro | Package Name | Annotation
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--- | --- | ---
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Arch Linux | `materia-gtk-theme` | [Link](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/materia-gtk-theme/)
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Debian 10 or later | `materia-gtk-theme` | [Link](https://packages.debian.org/materia-gtk-theme)
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Fedora | `materia-gtk-theme` | Available from [@LaurentTreguier's Copr](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/tcg/themes)
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Solus | `materia-gtk-theme` | [Link](https://dev.getsol.us/source/materia-gtk-theme/)
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Ubuntu 18.04 or later | `materia-gtk-theme` | [Link](https://packages.ubuntu.com/materia-gtk-theme)
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**WARNING:** Ubuntu **disco (19.04)** & **eoan (19.10)** packages are very outdated and incompatible with GNOME 3.32 or later! If you're using GNOME on Ubuntu 19.04 or 19.10, I highly recommend [manual installation](#manual-installation) below.
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### Flatpak
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All 6 variants are available via Flathub:
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```
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flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
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flatpak install flathub org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Materia{,-dark,-light}{,-compact}
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```
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## Manual Installation
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1. Clone the repository and move into the project directory in the terminal:
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```sh
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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme
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cd materia-theme
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```
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2. Build and install it using Meson:
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```sh
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meson "build"
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sudo ninja -C "build" install
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```
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Alternatively, you can use `./install.sh` script instead:
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```sh
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sudo ./install.sh
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```
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#### Build Options for Meson
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Option | Default Value | Description
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--- | --- | ---
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`prefix` | `/usr` | Installation prefix
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`colors` | `default,light,dark` | Choose color variant(s)
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`sizes` | `default,compact` | Choose size variant(s)
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`gnome_shell_version` | n/a (auto) | Manually set gnome-shell version
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Example of usage:
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```sh
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meson "build" -Dprefix="$HOME/.local" -Dcolors=default,dark -Dsizes=compact
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```
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#### Build Options for `./install.sh`
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```
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-d, --dest DIR Specify destination directory (Default: /usr/share/themes)
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-n, --name NAME Specify theme name (Default: Materia)
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-c, --color VARIANT... Specify color variant(s) [standard|dark|light] (Default: All variants)
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-s, --size VARIANT Specify size variant [standard|compact] (Default: All variants)
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-g, --gdm Install and apply GDM theme (for advanced users)
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See also: src/gnome-shell/README.md
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-h, --help Show help
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```
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Run `./install.sh --help` for more information.
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## Manual Uninstallation
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Delete the installed directories:
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```sh
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sudo rm -rf /usr/share/themes/Materia{,-dark,-light}{,-compact}
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```
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## Recommendations
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### Font
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- To properly display the theme, use a font family including **Medium** weight (e.g. [Roboto](https://github.com/google/roboto) or [M+](https://mplus-fonts.osdn.jp)).
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- Set the font size to `9.75` (= 13px at 96dpi) or `10.5` (= 14px at 96dpi).
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### Chrome Theme
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To use the Chrome theme;
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1. Open the `chrome` folder on `/usr/share/themes/Materia<-variant>`.
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2. Drag and drop the `.crx` files into the Chrome/Chromium Extensions page (`chrome://extensions`).
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### GDM Theme
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You can change the GDM (lock/login screen) theme by replacing the default GNOME Shell theme.
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See [`gnome-shell/README.md`](src/gnome-shell/README.md) for details.
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## Customization
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Materia can be customized with GUI application, [**oomox theme designer**](https://github.com/themix-project/oomox).
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Materia also allows you to change the color scheme relatively easily in other ways. See [`HACKING.md`](HACKING.md#how-to-change-the-color-scheme) for details.
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## Contributing
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If you find bugs or have suggestions, please report it to the [issue tracker](https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme/issues). Any contribution would be much appreciated.
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Todo list can be found at [`TODO.md`](TODO.md).
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## Related Projects
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- [**Materia KDE**](https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/materia-kde) by @PapirusDevelopmentTeam
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- [**Materia VSCode Theme**](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=m-thorsen.vscode-materia) by @m-thorsen
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- [**Materia Kolorizer**](https://github.com/DarthWound/materia-kolorizer) by @DarthWound
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- [**oomox theme designer**](https://github.com/themix-project/oomox) by @themix-project
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## License
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Materia is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. See the [`COPYING`](COPYING) file for details.
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## Credits
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- Materia is based on [Adwaita](HACKING.md#upstream-theme-sources) by GNOME.
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- Design and specifications are based on Google's [Material Design](https://material.io).
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- The included symbolic icons are based on [Material Design icons](https://github.com/google/material-design-icons) by Google.
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- Chrome/Chromium scrollbars extension was forked from [Adwaita-chrome-scrollbar](https://github.com/gnome-integration-team/chrome-gnome-scrollbar) by GNOME Integration Team.
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- Yauhen Kirylau (@actionless) who is oomox author polished scripts and supported Materia with [oomox](https://github.com/themix-project/oomox).
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- @n3oxmind who helped improve the installation script.
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- @smurphos who made and provided the Cinnamon theme for Materia.
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- Meson code/implementation in Materia was heavily influenced by @monday15's [lounge-gtk-theme](https://github.com/monday15/lounge-gtk-theme).
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Also thank you to all contributors and upstream developers.
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